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Graduate Diploma in Psychology


General information

This course offered through the Department of Psychology, offers graduates a 60-point major in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychological Society permitting them to undertake the further training needed to obtain professional qualifications. The course replaces enrolment in single psychology units. Students are normally expected to pass all units at a given year level before proceeding to the next year level. The minimum time for completion in this manner is three years. The course is offered via either on-campus or off-campus distributed learning, students wishing to accelerate their progress through this course should contact an adviser in the Department of Psychology. Students who do not pass any unit after two attempts will be liable for exclusion.
Entry will be open to graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Selection will be based on academic merit, in particular, academic merit in the final year of study. Students with previous studies in psychology may be granted credit up to a maximum of the first two years of an undergraduate psychology major studied within the last 10 years and accredited by the Australian Psychological Society.

Course structure

The course structure is identical to the undergraduate major sequence in psychology, that is, nine core units and one elective unit.

Core units
Year one
Year two
Year three
Elective unit

At least one elective unit from the following:

Year two
Year three

NOTE: ELECTIVES OFFERED MAY VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR

Inquiries

Inquiries should be directed to the Department of Psychology on telephone (03) 9903 5691 or (03) 9905 3968. Email psychology.enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au

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